"Is anyone here?" Liu Shuyue ignored their teasing and called out loudly from the entrance to the corridor.
Is anyone here—
Anyone here—
The only answer was still her own echo.
An uneasy premonition stirred in Chen Xuan's heart. He tried using his Mind Method to probe the spiritual energy nearby, only to discover that he could not even sense Lin Qing and the others standing right beside him.
Yet it did not seem as though spells had been sealed here. The Heavenly Cloud Skill still worked; it was only his probing range that seemed restricted to the space immediately around him.
How could a sect this large have not a single person in sight?
"Where are the people from the Lotus Cloud Sect?" Clearly, he was not the only one wondering. Honglian asked warily, "Isn't it suspicious that they still haven't shown themselves? I keep feeling this place is a trap. Why don't we pull out and think this through?"
"But this is exactly how I remember the sect—" Liu Shuyue gritted her teeth. "If someone could recreate it, they must have deep ties to the Lotus Cloud Sect! Wait outside for me. I'll go check the inner hall alone."
"Wait, I'm coming with you." Chen Xuan hurriedly caught her arm.
"No!" Lin Qing immediately vetoed the idea. "We might as well all go, then."
"Exactly. At least we can look out for each other with more people," Xu Xuanling agreed.
"Hold on, there's a reason I'm arranging things this way!" He interrupted his family's discussion. "Liu Shuyue and I can return to the shop instantly, but taking three people would be difficult. Of course, I'm not suggesting the two of us go risking our lives. We'll just scout ahead and contact you as soon as we confirm each